Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Portable Hand and Power Tools CKLSTDF
Portable Hand and Power Tools CKLSTDF
Portable Hand and Power Tools CKLSTDF
Please
Circle
General Requirements
N/A
2. If compressed air is used for cleaning purposes, is it used at pressures less than 30
N/A
N/A
4. Are all belts, gears, shafts, pulleys, sprockets, spindles, drums, flywheels, chains, or
N/A
5. Is all necessary personal protective equipment provided whenever the use of hand
N/A
6. If tools and equipment are brought in from home, are they subject to the same
N/A
7. Are all chain saws, percussion tools, and hand-held powered circular saws (with
N/A
psi and only with effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment? [29 CFR
1910.242(b) and 1926.302(b)(4)]
3. Are power tools equipped and used with guards whenever possible?
[29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1)]
other reciprocating, rotating or moving parts of equipment guarded if operator is
exposed to contact or if they otherwise create a hazard? [29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2)]
and power tools could create falling, flying or splashing debris, or harmful dusts,
fumes, mists, vapors, or gases. [29 CFR 1926.300(c)]
safety requirements as supplied tools and equipment? [29 CFR 1910.242(a)]
blades greater than 2 inches in diameter) equipped with a constant pressure switch
that shuts off power when released? [29 CFR 1910.243(a)(2)(i); and 1926.300(d)
(3)]
8.
Are all hand-held powered drills; tappers; fastener drivers; horizontal, vertical and
angle grinders (with wheels greater than 2 inches in diameter); disc sanders (with
discs greater than 2 inches in diameter); belt sanders; reciprocating saws; saber,
scroll, jig saws (with blade shanks greater than a nominalone-fourth (1/4) inch); and
other similarly power tools equipped with a constant pressure switch or control?
[29 CFR 1910.243(a)(2)(ii) and 1926.300 (d)(1)-(3)]
Note: They may be equipped with a lock-on control provided the turnoff can be
accomplished by a single motion by the same finger or fingers that turns it on. The
Construction standard requires a "momentary contact on-off control"
instead of a constant pressure switch or control. This means that if the
switch is pressed, the tool turns on and if the switched is pressed again, the
tool turns off.
N/A
9.
Are all-hand held powered platen sanders, grinders (with wheels two-inch diameter
or less), routers, planers, laminate trimmers, nibblers, shears, scroll saws, and jig
saws (with blade shanks one-fourth (1/4) of an inch wide or less), equipped with a
positive "on-off" control? [29 CFR 1910.243(a)(2)(iii) and 1926.300(d)(1)]
Note: A positive "on-off" control means a switch that you must push to turn the tool
on and then push again to turn it off. Control switches as described in questions
N/A
N/A
N/A
12. Does the upper guard on a circular saw cover the saw to the depth of the teeth,
N/A
13. Does the lower guard on a circular saw cover the saw to the depth of the teeth,
N/A
14. When a circular saw is removed from the material being sawed, does the lower guard
N/A
15. Are belt sanding machines provided with guards at each nip point, where the sanding
N/A
16. If a saw cracks, is it immediately removed from service? [29 CFR 1910.243(a)(4)]
N/A
17. Are all portable, electrically powered tools properly grounded or double insulated? [29
N/A
N/A
19. Are the wooden handles of tools kept free of splinters or cracks and are they fixed
N/A
20. Is it prohibited to lower or hoist a tool by the cord? [29 CFR 1926.302(a)(2)]
N/A
21. Do woodworking tools meet the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) safety
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
inches) equipped with guards above and below the base plate or shoe? [29 CFR
1910.243(a)(1)(i) and 1926.304(d)]
Note: This requirement does not apply to meat cutting saws.
except for the minimum arc required to permit the base to be tilted for bevel cuts?
[29 CFR 1926.304(d)]
except for the minimum arc required to allow proper retraction and contact with the
work? [29 CFR 1926.304(d)]
automatically and instantly return to the covering position?
[29 CFR 1926.304(d)]
belt runs onto a pulley? [29 CFR 1910.243(a)(3)]
18. Are impact tools, such as drift pins, wedges, and chisels, kept free of mushroomed
heads? [29 CFR 1926.301(c)]
tightly in the tool? [29 CFR 1926.301(d)]
22. Are pneumatic power tools secured to the hose or whip by some positive means, so
as to prevent the tool from being accidentally disconnected?
[29 CFR 1926.302(b)(1)]
23. Are safety clips or retainers used on pneumatic impact (percussion) tools to prevent
attachments from being accidentally expelled?
[29 CFR 1910.243(b)(1) and 1926.302(b)(2)]
24. Are all pneumatically driven nailers, staplers, and other similar equipment which have
automatic fastener feeds and which operate at more than 100 psi pressure at the tool
equipped with a safety device on the nozzle to prevent the tool from ejecting
fasteners, unless the muzzle is in contact with the work surface? [29 CFR
1926.302(b)(3)]
25. Are all compressed air hoses and hose connections designed for the pressure and
N/A
26. Is it prohibited to lower or hoist tools by the hose? [29 CFR 1926.302(b)(6)]
N/A
27. Do all hoses (exceeding one-half inch inside diameter) have safety devices at the
N/A
28. Are airless spray guns [of the type which atomize paints and fluids at high pressure
N/A
29. Are all fuel powered tools stopped while being refueled, serviced, or maintained? [29
N/A
30. Is all fuel transported, handled, and stored in accordance with applicable regulations?
N/A
31. When fuel powered tools are used in enclosed spaces, are measures taken to prevent
N/A
service to which they are subjected? [29 CFR 1910.243(b)(2) and 1926.302(b)(5)]
source of the supply or branch line, to reduce pressure in case of hose failure? [29
CFR 1926.302(b)(7)]
(1,000 pounds or more per square inch)] equipped with automatic or visible manual
safety devices which prevent accidental release of paint or fluid? [29 CFR
1926.302(b)(8)]
Note: In lieu of the above, a diffuser nut which will prevent high pressure, high
velocity release while the nozzle tip is removed, plus a nozzle tip guard which will
prevent the tip from coming in contact with the operator (or other equivalent
protection) shall be provided.
CFR 1926.302(c)(1)]
[29 CFR 1926.302(c)(1)]